Family fun in Paris
My personal bucket list and my daughter was interested in Paris since she was young, also direct flight, and air fare was responsible. A change from beach and resort spring break too.
Trip Recap
- Days 1 to 2: Staying at Hilton Opera Paris, booked tours with Viator for our jet-lagged days.
- Days 3 to 5: We explored attractions, dined on the Siene, toured catacombes, and shopped in Champs Elysses.
- Day 6: Explored local areas, tasted meals from multiple districts, and enjoyed Louvre tour.
- Day 7: Montmarte and Pink Mammas were incredible, followed by Basilica of the Sacred Heart.
Highlights
Everything - loved how we paced our trip, shopping, cafes, a few tourists spots and so much more.
We really enjoyed staying in the 9th district, very central too all places.
We also loved the jazz club and meeting our neighbors.
The shopping experience and cafes, everything!!!
Days 1 to 2
We booked to stay at Hilton Opera Paris. We used Viator.com to book our tours. Our first two days we left open to shop and hit the local cafes as we knew we would be jet lagged.
Days 3 to 5
We started to see more attractions. We dined on the Siene River and had a lunch boat cruise. The following day we went to the catacombes as well as did the tour. The next day was the Eiffel Tower Tuc Tuc rides and Arc De Triomphe and lots of shopping in Champs Elysses.
Day 6
We took another day to walk and shop local areas. We had meals in all of the districts from 9th, 8th, 7th, 6th and many more. We booked a small group tour for English speaking people at the Louvre, which was also amazing.
Day 7
The next day we visited Montmarte and had a booked reservation at Pink Mammas which was incredible and so fun for my teenagers and the fun pictures. We squeezed in more walk around the area and visited the Basilica of the Sacred Heart. the view at Printempes Hommes 9th floor roof top restaurant is amazing, be sure to arrive in "smart wear" they do not allow casual attire.
Anything you would add or do differently?
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For one of our Tuc Tuc rides - make sure you have cash, and you ask what the price will be prior to getting a ride. We were taken advantage on price as the day previously was 30 euros. This individual charged us 90 Euros per person. so 30 versus 270 was excessive. We ended up only paying 90 euros total and still felt he earned more than deserved for the same distance.
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